Emily Bennett
Gerontology · Houston, TXNPI 1992325906
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.3% of the total across 210 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 60 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 6.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $3,121 and has fallen 82.3% since, to $553 in 2025. Among gerontology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 210 payments — averaging $33.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$454
- AstraZeneca$433
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$358
- Sanofi$350
- Bristol Myers Squibb$348
- Seagen Inc.$247
- plus $5K from 54 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,64394%
- Education$3996%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$7,042 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 653 gerontology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 45 | $526 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 21 | $404 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | $239 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 13 | $156 |
| Methylprednisolone | 18 | $100 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $100 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Houston
- Scott ZelaHouston$28K
- Meagan ChavarriaHouston$21K
- Kellie MyersHouston$13K
- Derek SmithHouston$9K
- Krystal ShiloHouston$8K
- Irene KyritsisHouston$8K
- Norah OwinoHouston$6K
- Jincy SajanHouston$6K
- Katherine GraapHouston$5K
- Jennifer ReedHouston$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.